Bottoms
Paola Nogueras
12
Winner Bard BARD-M 2-1
8
Rosemont RCML 1-4
Winner
Bard BARD-M
2-1
12
Final
8
Rosemont RCML
1-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bard BARD-M 2 4 2 4 12
Rosemont RCML 1 1 4 2 8

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Ben Gluckman

Ravens Fight Back But Fall Short vs. Bard

Costly Four Goal Shortfall in First Half

The Basics
  • Final Score: Bard 12, Rosemont 8
  • Records: Rosemont 1-4, Bard 2-1
  • The visiting Bard Raptors ran out to a 6-2 halftime lead and fended off a strong 3rd quarter by the Ravens to earn the win.
  • Location: Rosemont, Pa. – Ravens Athletic Complex

How It Happened
The first half scoring started when Bard put the ball in the net after 4:18 played, followed by another Bard goal with 7:20 on the clock to put the visitors in front 2-0. Four minutes later, Ralph Ibezim would net his 10th goal of the season on an assist from Anthony Bottoms to cut the Rosemont deficit in half. The quarter would end with Rosemont trailing 2-1.
 
Bard put three straight goals on the board in the first 2 ½ minutes of the 2nd quarter to open up the lead to 5-1. All three goals scored were on extra-man opportunities. Rosemont's Rasool Smith would right the Rosemont ship with 12:00 left in the quarter to make the score 5-2. Another 8:20 would elapse before Bard would make the score 6-2, and that was the score at halftime.
 
Ralph Ibezim scored again from Anthony Bottoms with 0:29 elapsed in the third quarter to cut the Rosemont deficit to three goals, 6-3, but Bard would score two more straight goals, the second with an extra man on the field to up the Raptor's lead to 8-3 with 9:21 left in the quarter. The Ravens summoned a timely comeback, however, starting with Justin Miller's first goal of the season a minute later. 3:41 later, Stephen Licata would score his 8th of the year, and he would follow that with his 9th goal of the season with 0:31 on the clock to rally the Ravens back to within two goals, trailing 8-6 going into the final term.
 
Although Licata would score to trade goals with Bard, unfortunately for the home side, Bard would score three of the final four goals of the game (Rasool Smith was the final goal-scorer for the Ravens this afternoon) to take the 12-8 final.


Ravens' Top Performers
  • Stephen Licata scored three times on seven shots.
  • Ralph Ibezim and Rasool Smith each scored twice and Justin Miller added one goal.
  • The five assists from Anthony Bottoms ranks 2nd in Rosemont's MLAX program for most assists in a single game (the program record is seven)
  • Zach Bowe did his part to put the Ravens on offense on the face offs, winning 16 of 19 (84%). He was also credited with a team-high 15 ground balls.
 
For the Raptors
  • Ryan Colin scored four times on five shots to lead Bard
  • John Palmero had a hat trick with two assists for five points, while teammate Emmet O'Connell had two goals and four assists for six points.
  • Sam Funnell had four ground balls and four caused turnovers; both high marks for the Raptors this afternoon.
Stats of the Game
  • The Ravens turned the ball over 22 times vs. 14 for Bard.
  • Rosemont had 30 ground balls vs. 20 for Bard.
  • Rosemont controlled the face offs, winning 18 of 23 (78%)
  • Bard made the most of their extra-man opportunities, scoring on 4-of-5 (80%) compared to the Ravens' 1-of-8 (12.5%).
Up Next
The team next plays in one week when they will host Delaware Valley University in a non-conference game on Saturday, 3/19 at the Ravens Athletic Complex. The game is scheduled for a 4:00pm face off after the women's game earlier that afternoon.
 
 
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